| Diablerie said: On sort of a side note. To those who consider themselves authors (or soon to be). How much/often do you read? Aside from class assigned books, I haven't read anything in close to 10 years. I'm in the final stages of writing my second book and most people seem to find it strange that I don't read anymore. My personal opinion is that I would rather spend my free time writing rather than reading. I also feel that I have gathered enough influence throughout my youth to find my own style. One reason why I do this is because my lyrics and poetry are heavily influenced by what music I am listening to at the moment. |
I read all the time. Seeing how other authors handled tricky scenes like sex, fast-paced action, emotional stuff that would bring you to tears and such always help me a lot. As far as story is concerned, I search insipiration in just about anything - music, games, books, internet, poetry, TV series and so on. Also since I write science fiction / dark fantasy, reading all the limyaael rants helped a lot. That woman is a genious.
Not to mention I always search inspiration on just about anything. But of course when it really comes to it the best to improve yourself is just writing.
